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	<title>JANET COOPER HAAS</title>
	<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com</link>
	<description>Freelance writer, communications consultant, court reporter</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Get free 8-inch one-topping pie at Wolfman Pizza for party favors</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/09/03/get-free-8-inch-one-topping-pie-at-wolfman-pizza-for-party-favors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy, nonprofits and volunteerism - CHARLOTTE,]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Due to overwhelming community support and interest, Wolfman Pizza is extending Birthday Blessings&#8217; &#8220;Goodies for Good&#8221; campaign through Labor Day.  So head to Wolfman Pizza with your kids and teach them a lesson about giving, while enjoying some uber-delicious pizza!
Read the details below.
9-1-2009 press release (Wolfman Pizza Goodies for Good) 
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		<title>My post on &#8220;Birthday Blessings and Beyond&#8221; blog</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/09/03/my-post-on-birthday-blessings-and-beyond-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/09/03/my-post-on-birthday-blessings-and-beyond-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy, nonprofits and volunteerism - CHARLOTTE,]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[MomsCharlotte - CHARLOTTE, N.C.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My post rounds out a swell two weeks of blogging.  Thanks to MomsCharlotte.com   for hosting Birthday Blessings&#8217; first blog, &#8220;Birthday Blessings and Beyond.&#8221;  Sharing our Birthday Blessings stories was such a gift, so thank you so much for reading and getting involved!  It really does take a village.
Blogs &#124; MomsCharlotte.com
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		<title>Birthday Blessings and Beyond blog on MomsCharlotte.com</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/20/birthday-blessings-and-beyond-blog-on-momscharlottecom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/20/birthday-blessings-and-beyond-blog-on-momscharlottecom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy, nonprofits and volunteerism - CHARLOTTE,]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Birthday Blessings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to  for debuting Birthday Blessings&#8217; first blog!  Click here to take a sneak peak into one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in Charlotte, NC.   Get volunteer executive director Amy Cervantes&#8217; take on why she gives so much of her time to the homeless community, and learn why the Blessing Baskets program means so much to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery today = helping Charlotte homeless kids</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/19/eating-ice-cream-at-cold-stone-creamery-today-helping-charlotte-homeless-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/19/eating-ice-cream-at-cold-stone-creamery-today-helping-charlotte-homeless-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy, nonprofits and volunteerism - CHARLOTTE,]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As some of you well know, I volunteer a lot of my time with Birthday Blessings.  Well, I am at it again, and I have another great way for Charlotte families to pitch in and help our struggling homeless community.  Did you know that as of May 2009, there are 2,989 children enrolled in CMS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOLLOW-UP to &#8220;13-year-old Park Crossing boy needs a miracle&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/14/follow-up-to-13-year-old-park-crossing-boy-needs-a-miracle/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/14/follow-up-to-13-year-old-park-crossing-boy-needs-a-miracle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people in south Charlotte, NC, have been touched by the near drowning of Ian Shaver (see my original post about Ian here), and many thoughts and prayers have gone out to the Shaver family.  Now I&#8217;m happy to report some good news.
As of yesterday, Ian is off the ventilator and is doing remarkably well!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Library Job Center will help Charlotte unemployed</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/12/public-library-job-center-will-help-charlotte-unemployed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/12/public-library-job-center-will-help-charlotte-unemployed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy, nonprofits and volunteerism - CHARLOTTE,]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the  Charlotte unemployment rate hovering around 12%, something just has to be done.  Well, The Public Library of Charlotte &#38; Mecklenburg County is doing its part to help.  They will be opening a Job Center at the Main Library in December, but job-related training and assistance will start at PLCMC locations in September.
If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13-year-old Charlotte boy needs a miracle after near drowning</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/08/13-year-old-park-crossing-boy-needs-a-miracle/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/08/13-year-old-park-crossing-boy-needs-a-miracle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an email I just received about 13-year-old Ian Shaver, who nearly drowned in Park Crossing&#8217;s pool in just 3.5 feet of water.  His condition is critical, and the family is asking for your help.  So for those of you who pray, pray.  For those of you who do not, send Ian all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KinderMourn&#8217;s Mission Possible</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/08/kindermourns-mission-possible/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/08/08/kindermourns-mission-possible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people know this about me, and some don&#8217;t.  My first baby, Cooper, died on his due date in February 2001.
&#62; Read Cooper&#8217;s story, as I told it at KinderMourn’s Memorial service in December 2007.
KinderMourn literally saved my life.  If it weren&#8217;t for their Empty Arms support group and my grief counselor, Christine Crawford&#8230;well, let&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnant again and don&#8217;t need presents?</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/07/30/pregnant-again-and-dont-need-presents/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/07/30/pregnant-again-and-dont-need-presents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re a mom with another baby on the way.  Your friends and family want to throw you a baby shower.   As far as you&#8217;re concerned, you have all you need and don&#8217;t want any more.
Have a baby shower anyway, and donate the proceeds to Birthday Blessings, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that is taking flight, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you move AND meditate at the same time?</title>
		<link>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/07/25/can-you-move-and-meditate-at-the-same-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.planetjanetonline.com/2009/07/25/can-you-move-and-meditate-at-the-same-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Janet</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a story for University City Magazine last year about the Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church&#8217;s Mindfulness Sangha (a.k.a. meditation group). My personal experience with this group was transforming, and I just love the venue.  Imagine a large, open room with a wall of windows, overlooking the nature outside.  Very conducive to meditation.
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&#62; &#62; &#62; [...]]]></description>
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